What happened
USA TODAY's Week 2 rankings put Houston at No. 1 and Philadelphia at No. 2 after early-season reshuffling across the league.
The piece also says injuries have mostly calmed, though Oklahoma City is still missing three starters and Orlando remains without Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs.
LINEUP CONTEXT
These notes matter for rotation planning because Oklahoma City and Orlando still face short-handed lineups, while the top-of-table race is already shifting.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: NBA power rankings: Rockets and Sixers shoot to top, Knicks drop — Yahoo Sports ↗